stick in the mud

原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

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stick in the mudnoun/ˈstɪk.ɪn.ðəˌmʌd/

  • 1

    derogatoryA person unwilling to participate in activities; a curmudgeon or party pooper.

    • Have a little fun sometimes and don't be such a stick-in-the-mud.
    • "I don't hold back like you do. Even Tedd's dad can tell you're a stick-in-the-mud. That's why he made you the supervisor of this party."
  • 2

    derogatoryMore generally, one who is slow, old-fashioned, or unprogressive; an old fogey.

    • There’s a parallel here: the idea of Barbie dolls being in any way noxious seems, in the current climate, to be as hopelessly stick-in-the-mud a stance as the concept of selling out.

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